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Old May 03, 2012, 08:04 PM
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How to say you've done something before

is there a particular way of saying this, or do i just say "antes"?

Also, is there a way of saying kind of like "Have you heard of..."?

Would this just be conocer?

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Old May 03, 2012, 09:58 PM
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Please, state what you want to say exactly, in English, and give your version in Spanish.
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Old May 03, 2012, 10:16 PM
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is there a particular way of saying this, or do i just say "antes"?

Also, is there a way of saying kind of like "Have you heard of..."?

Would this just be conocer?

Thanks for the responses!
If you're asking to say, "I have done it before", I believe you would say,

"(Yo) Lo he hecho antes."

I think your second one if you're asking to say, "Have your heard of . .?" would be,

"?Has oído de. . . ?"

I'm still learning too so definitely get a second. . . or third opinion .

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Old May 04, 2012, 11:40 AM
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Caliber's suggestions are fine, but I agree with Chileno: if you have a specific idea for what you want to say, it would be easier to help you.
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Old May 04, 2012, 12:21 PM
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Pueba con "ya (lo) +pasado". Eso ya lo hice antes, Ya estuve aquí antes, Ya pasé por aquí. Ya estuvieron en casa.

O con "Acabo de +infinitivo" Acabo de comprarlo. Acabo de dejarlo. Acabo de llegar. (Pasado muy reciente).

"Have you heard of..." , creo que se puede traducir por ¿sabes algo de ...? ¿has oído que...? ¿has oído algo sobre...? ¿has oido algo de que...?, y también ¿conoce usted a ...?, por ejemplo.

Aparte de las expresiones que de apuntaron antes.

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